Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk VH-RSM,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206145
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 February 2018
Time:19:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: VH-RSM
MSN: C1-0245
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Luskintyre Airfield, Hunter Region, NSW -   Australia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Luskintyre Airfield
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft experienced a loss of engine power and subsequent force landing to paddock terrain during an attempted return to the point of departure at Luskintyre Airfield in the Hunter Region northwest of Maitland, New South Wales. The aircraft sustained damage and the sole pilot onboard received minor injuries.

Accident involving the same aircraft near the same airfield in 2014 : https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=171274

Sources:

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/5227195/plane-crash-at-luskintyre/?cs=12
https://www.facebook.com/1233newcastle/posts/10155991497032591:0
http://web.archive.org/web/20180330210307/https://www.981powerfm.com.au/news/local-news/76933-pilot-escapes-with-only-minor-injuries-after-plane-crash-in-luskintyre
https://www.goldfm.com.au/news/newcastle/pilot-survives-plane-crash-near-maitland

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Feb-2018 23:27 Geno Added
14-Feb-2018 13:17 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
14-Feb-2018 19:26 Captain Adam Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative]
15-Feb-2018 07:29 Dick Gower Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase]
15-Feb-2018 07:34 harro Updated [Source]
28-Aug-2018 20:05 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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